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US 2014/0190692 A1Published application
Production-treating chemicals added to polymer slurries used in treatment of oil and gas wells
AssigneeIndependence Oilfield Chemicals LLC
InventorsJeffrey C. Hibbeler, James M. Brown
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Abstract
Production-treating chemicals, such as paraffin inhibitors, corrosion inhibitors and scale inhibitors are provided along with water-soluble polymers in a base oil phase to be used in a well treatment. The mixture may be provided as a separate product or mixed at a well site when performing a well treatment, such as hydraulic fracturing, acidizing or gravel packing.
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A method for treating a well with a production-treating chemical, comprising:
- adding the treating chemical to an oil phase along with a water-soluble polymer and forming a slurry of the water-soluble polymer in the oil phase;
- mixing the oil phase with a water phase to allow the water-soluble polymer to transfer to the water phase and form a gel in the water phase;
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- pumping the water phase and the oil phase into the well.
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A chemical mixture for use in a well treatment, comprising:
- an oil base;
- a water-soluble polymer dispersed in the oil base;
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- a production-treating chemical dispersed or dissolved in the oil base.
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Dependencies are inferred from the claim text.